UNION OF INDIA vs RAJESH KUMAR GOND

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Calcutta High Court affirming the Central Administrative Tribunal's ruling that denied the Union of India's appeal against granting parity in pay to Junior Hindi Translators under the Commerce Ministry with those in the Central Secretariat. The Court emphasized the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' as established in Randhir Singh Vs. Union of India, (1982) 1 SCC 618, noting that no evidence was presented to demonstrate functional differences justifying disparate pay. The Court concluded that the Tribunal's order was justified and the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition was correct.